MAPLE CITY — Glen Lake didn't know who Cade Peterson was two years ago.

Hundreds of parents, athletes, and coaches are stepping up their game in a fight with Michigan health officials to allow organized sports to resume statewide.

CHARLEVOIX — Elise Stuck is moving on to the big stage.

MAPLE CITY — Nate Sneed played under the last two Glen Lake football coaches.

This was no ordinary game. Sure, two rivals clashed on the basketball court. For all the battling on the hardcourt, it reminded everyone that sometimes there are much more important

Player of the Year: QB Brady Hunter, Gaylord St. Mary

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KENOSHA, Wis. — Adam Proctor blasted an eighth-inning home run to give the Traverse City Pit Spitters the longest win streak in Northwoods League history.

KALAMAZOO — Homer Stryker Field enticed fans with an all-you-can-eat buffet for Monday’s Northwoods league playoff game.

TRAVERSE CITY — After two straight nights when late-inning rallies fell short, the Pit Spitters finished one Friday with a walk-off RBI single by Kam Smith to deliver a 2-1

PLYMOUTH — Chris Deneweth's dad was there all the was as Deneweth helped his Bay Reps make history. Rick Deneweth, who led the co-op hockey team's board, passed away Nov.

TRAVERSE CITY — Traverse City Central may have lost three-year starting quarterback Tobin Schwannecke to graduation, but the Trojans gained a possible replacement this week.

PLAYER OF THE YEAR — Josh Burnham, Traverse City Central, Sr.

TC St. Francis QB Danny Passinault leads the 2018 Dream Team as Player of the Year

TRAVERSE CITY — Going back as far as he can recall, the experience that sticks out most to Tobin Schwannecke is losing.

Glen Lake's Ben Kroll committed to play football at Saginaw Valley State University in June. Now he'll be the third Laker on the roster in 2020.

TRAVERSE CITY — Things worked out for George Mackey.

Drew Peterson recalls the crash. He may not hope he did, but that's the way it is.

MANTON — Jaden Wilder missed her junior prom to play in an AAU basketball tournament in Milwaukee last year.

GLENSIDE, Pa. — Vincent Pietrangelo knew what he was getting into.

TRAVERSE CITY — One season, one team, one championship.

TRAVERSE CITY — The best Traverse City Pit Spitters manager Josh Rebandt could hope for back in May was the players his staff signed would buy into the coaching staff’s

TRAVERSE CITY — Traverse City Central boys basketball coach Travis Schuba accepted an assistant job at Division 2 Davenport University.

TRAVERSE CITY — If the dog days of summer turn out to be like Tuesday night, the Pit Spitters will take them.

MAPLE CITY — Kris Herman resigned from coaching on three separate occasions to spend more time with his family.

STURGIS, Mich. — Frankfort's Dan Loney has been named the Division 4 boys basketball Coach of the Year after leading the Panthers to the state championship game in his first

TRAVERSE CITY — Charlie Peterson took two years off from basketball.

Dream Team led by Player of the Year Tobin Schwannecke

It’s not everyday a 16-year-old from northern Michigan gets a phone call from the legendary Nick Saban.

I could never do this story enough justice. That's what I thought while watching two teenagers calmly and bravely answer a stranger's questions about their dad's impending death.

MAPLE CITY — Duke Angers. Cade Peterson. Mike and Matt O’Brien.

TRAVERSE CITY — The tables turned a little since the Northwoods League’s All-Star break.

GAYLORD — Aubrey Jones watched the Women's College World Series at the age of 8, and she decided right then and there that's what she wanted to do.

MAPLE CITY — Glen Lake football coach Jerry Angers won Week Six honors 2019 Farm Bureau Insurance of Michigan High School Football Coach of the Week Program.

Imagine having 35 seconds to read this column.

Seth Migda didn’t even play Friday, yet he’s the night’s real hero.

TRAVERSE CITY — Joey Donahue pretty much needs a separate drawer for all of his award shirts.

There's a time for pulling out all the stops. A time for sportsmanship. A time for doing everything possible to put your team in the best situation. Frankfort and Dan

MAPLE CITY — Now might be a good time for Jerry Angers to go shopping for shorts.

MAPLE CITY — Ruby Hogan was a rock star in her four years at Glen Lake.

Harris announced on Wednesday afternoon via Twitter that he will continue his athletic (and academic) career at Alma College.

GRANDVILLE — A Grand Rapids radio announcer described the setting like “Lambeau Field in December.”

Player of the Year: Jack Stefanski, Frankfort

Benzie Central lost a legend this weekend. Eldon "Pete" Moss passed away Saturday. The longtime coach who turned Benzie Central into a running powerhouse passed away at the age of

CLEVELAND — Make that two Traverse City St. Francis athletes on the Cleveland Browns.

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Hursey wins golf tournament

TRAVERSE CITY — St. Francis point guard Danny Passinault said his team had doubts entering Friday's district championship basketball game against Glen Lake.

MAPLE CITY — There aren’t too many 6-foot-4, 205-pound sprinters in the state of Michigan.

Dave Jackson recalls Matt Stapleton's ability to "change with the times" as one of the factors that make the Frankfort football coach great. Those times are a changing. Stapleton retired

It seems like a complete slam dunk. After all, Lydia Christian and Allison Ashurst have played volleyball together since the seventh grade. Why not continue that bond as long as

DREAM TEAM

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TRAVERSE CITY — Leading his team to the promised land of East Lansing’s Breslin Center and a state championship runner-up was more than enough for Wyatt Nausadis to earn First-Team

TRAVERSE CITY — Traverse City Central junior Joshua Burnham might turn out to be the most highly-recruited football player to hail from northern Michigan in some time.

Three area individuals finish as runners-up

Yard lines were almost impossible to see as both teams battled near-blizzard conditions in Friday's Division 6 regional championship game at Thirlby Field, with No. 2-ranked Traverse City St. Francis

TRAVERSE CITY — Brett Zimmerman accomplished something no other baseball player in the entire state of Michigan did. The Frankfort catcher was among the 160 athletes from around the country

Player of the Year: Makenzie Wilkinson, Kalkaska, P/OF, Sr.

TRAVERSE CITY — A change of scenery got Wyatt Nausadis seen even more.